Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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